IHSMA Spring Bulletin - The Iowa High School Music Association

performing music suitable for the ensemble - may not be accompanied
Keyboard Percussion Choir ................................................................................................6 minutes
5 -16 players, must have a majority of keyboard percussion instruments -may be directed - may
be accompanied
Percussion Choir ................................................................................................................6 minutes
5-16 players - may be directed - may be accompanied. Must employ only instruments found
within a typical percussion section
Mixed Instrument Choir .....................................................................................................6 minutes
7-24 players any combination of wind/string/percussion instruments - may be directed - may
not be accompanied - performing music suitable for the ensemble. This choir caption is for
choirs that don’t fi t in other captions.
SmartMusic & IHSMA Solo/Small Ensemble Festival
SmartMusic is an interactive, computer-based tool for musicians featuring challenging exercises, instant feedback
tools, and more than 30,000 accompaniments. SmartMusic’s exclusive Intelligent Accompaniment follows the
student’s spontaneous tempo changes like a good human accompanist, allowing the student to be free to express
him or herself.
Requirements:
• Schools may use SmartMusic Accompaniments for the IHSMA Solo/Small Ensemble festival;
• Schools must provide own equipment and operator;
• Events must stay within established time schedule;
• In the event of an equipment problem, the event may retire and reappear later.
Recommended equipment:
• A laptop or battery powered desktop with SmartMusic (directors will need to keep the operating system up
and running as to not boot up or restart in the performance center);
• speaker system;
• microphone (optional);
• headphones (recommended - directors will not be able to test/adjust the system in the hallway without
headphones);
• cart system;
• a power cord to reach designated outlet within the performance room for the speaker system.
Centers will remain specifi c to instrument and adjudicator expertise. Directors, operators, and students must be
fl uid in the use of the technology. The operation of the technology must not distract from the student performance
or adjudication process.
It is recommended in the initial stages of implementation of SmartMusic within the Festival setting that specifi cs
of interaction between student and technology be left to the discretion of director and student. The Intelligent Accompaniment
setting should be dependent upon the selection of repertoire and the individual student. Directors
are requested to document the repertoire selection and the interactive setting used within the performance. Following
the Festival, directors are requested to submit this information to the Concert Band Affairs Committee for
review and guidance in establishing norms for the settings of the Intelligent Accompaniment.
Host schools are asked to have an additional room to be used as a “Power Station” to plug in stations. Host
schools will not be expected to provide equipment, software, or technical assistance in the use of SmartMusic
at the Solo and Ensemble Festival.
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